Azo dyestuffs



Patented Nov. 17, 1936 UNITED STATES PATT OFFICE AZO DYESTUFFS Hans Roos, Leverkusen-I. G.-Werk, Germany, as-

signor to General Aniline Works, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Application June 5, 1935, Serial No. 25,180. In Germany June 23, 1934 3 Claims.

In the said general formula NHRN= stands for the radical of a meta or para diamine of the benzene series, R1 stands for a radical of the benzene series, R2 stands for the radical of an aromatic o-hydroXy-carboxylic acid, such as salicylic acid or a cresotinic acid and R3 stands for the radical of a 2-(aminoaroylamino) --hydroxynaphthalene-'l-sulfonic acid.

My new dyestuffs are obtainable by tetrazotizing an aminoaroyl-mor p-arylenediamine, such as por m-aminobenzoyl-mor p-phenylenediamine, l-amino-- (4-amin0benzoyl) -amino-2- methoxy-benzene or 1-amino-4-(3-amino-4 methoxybenzoyl) -aminobenzene, coupling the tetrazo compound with one equimolecular proportion of an aromatic o-hydroxycarboxylic acid and after this with one equimolecular proportion of a Z-(aminoaroylamino) 5-hydroxynaphthalene-7- sulfonic acid.

My new dystuffs are in form of their alkali metal salts generally orange to red. powders, dyeing the vegetable fiber generally orange to red shades. They can be diazotized on the fiber and coupled with the usual developers, such as pnaphthol or 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone. The dyeings obtained with the aid of my new dyestuffs are distinguished by good fastness properties, and especially by good dischargeability, both with a neutral and an alkaline discharge paste.

The invention is illustrated by the following example, without being limited thereto:

Ezrample.22,7 parts of p-aminobenzoyl-pphenylenediamine are tetrazotized. in a solution of 1400 parts of Water and 56 parts of -N-hydrochloric acid with 13,8 parts of sodium nitrite at a temperature of 0 C. Into the diazo solution there is poured a solution of 13,8 parts of salicylic acid and 56 parts of sodium carbonate in 100 parts 45 of water. After half an hours stirring a thick yellow paste is formed and the salicylic acid can no longer be detected. To the coupling mixture there is added a solution of 37,5 parts of p-aminobenzoyl-methyl-J-acid in 11 parts of sodium carbonate and 200 parts of water. The coupling is soon complete. There is obtained a dyestuff hav ing in the free state the following formula Hols paminobenzoyl-J-acid.

I claim: 1. Azodyestufis of the general formula R2N=N-R1CONHR-N=N-R3 wherein NH-RN= stands for the radical of a meta or para diamine of the benzene series, R1 for a radical of the benzene series, R2 for the radical of an aromatic o-hydroXy-carboxylic acid, and R3 for the radical of a 2- (aminoaroylamino) 5-hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid, dyeing the vegetable fiber generally orange to red shades of good dischargeability, both with a neutral and an alkaline discharge paste.

2. Azodyestufis of the general formula wherein --NHR.-N= stands for the radical of meta or para phenylene diamine, R1 for a radical of the benzene series, R2 for the radical of a member of the group consisting of salicylic acid and cresotinic acid, and R3 for the radical of a 2- (aminoaroylamino) 5 -;hydroxynaphthalene -7- sulfonic acid, dyeing the vegetable fiber generally orange to red shades of good dischargeability, both with a neutral and an alkaline discharge paste.

9,061,104 i T v 3. The dyestuff having in the free state the following formula:

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(EH: N-COG-NH: 1103s dyeing the vegetable fiber generally clear red 15 shades of good dischargeability, both with a neutral and an alkaline reacting discharge paste. HANS ROOS. 

